A lot of good things are happening at 600 West Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth. Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas (MMBNT) is in its final phases of a lab expansion project that will improve efficiency and greatly impact the volume of donor milk dispensed.
Like the fragile babies we serve, Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas is growing and thriving. As MMBNT's 2015 stats indicate, the demand for safe, donor milk continues to increase:
- 552,761 ounces dispensed, over 100,000 ounces more than in 2014
- 778 approved donors, over 100 more than in 2014
- 114 hospital NICUs served in Texas and other states
- 64,155 minivan miles delivering and picking up milk
- 7 new depots in Texas, resulting in a total of 41 collection sites
Lab renovations will modify three spaces within the current building and provide room for a new pasteurizer. The milk logging and packing rooms have already been relocated to enable the lab to occupy two rooms; one for milk thawing, homogenization and packaging, the second for sterilization and pasteurization. For a non-profit organization, growing pains are good and reflect the success of serving the community. 
While construction is always challenging, we are thrilled to have the increased capability to help thousands more medically needy babies have a fighting chance. For more information about MMBNT's pasteurization process, click here. If you are interested in learning more about breastmilk donation, click here.